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To determine the elements within a specific range, we first need to identify the range of elements that we want to consider.

Once we know the range, we can use a few different methods, depending on the format of our data:

If we have a list or array of elements, we can use a simple loop to check each element and determine if it falls within the range. For example, in Python:

elements = [1, 5, 8, 10, 15, 20]
lower_bound = 5
upper_bound = 15

for element in elements:
    if lower_bound <= element <= upper_bound:
        print(element)

This code would print out the elements 5, 8, 10, and 15.

If we have a database or spreadsheet with many rows of data, we can use a query or filter to extract only the rows that fall within the range. For example, in SQL:

SELECT *
FROM my_table
WHERE value BETWEEN 5 AND 15

This query would return all rows from my_table where the value column falls within the range of 5 to 15.

If we have a function or formula that generates a sequence of values, we can use conditional logic or filtering to restrict the output to only the values that fall within the range. For example, in Excel:

=IF(AND(A1>=5, A1<=15), A1, "")

This formula would check whether each value in cell A1 falls within the range of 5 to 15. If it does, the value is returned. If not, the cell is left blank. This formula could be copied down to apply to many cells at once.